for neologism of the week.

they've got to emit some sci-fi noise, otherwise fleshreapin' flybots are no fun at all.

Meh, this is nothing compared to the REAL threat, as revealed in today's Maily Telegraph...:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/4314674/Scientists-develop-robocop-to-capture-suspects.html

PH33R! (Any chance of a Reg write-up on this terrifying new development in the RotM?)

This capability is already in the hands of the UK law enforcement. I'm someone who was surprised when one late summer night a helicopter floodlight illuminated the field at the back of the house where we were enjoying a late night barbecue with drinks. Not a single sound of a helicopter was heard but we all saw it's light for the few seconds it was on :D

Operator at the controls must have thought it'd be funny and indeed it was. So the fact that they're gettin mini-copters with full whisper is of no surprise.

Whisper mode chopper? no, no leave it - walk away!

Mine's the one with this weeks copy of "Unspoken"

+1 for Lewis Page

Should I feel old because I've actually watched Blue Thunder??? That one was kind of like K.I.T.T.'s whirlybird cousin. Looks like someone's aiming to merge both concepts here...

I'll be lead-lining my secret volcano base and mounting a large electro-magnetic pulse weapon outside then.

Damn, it's all getting so expensive during this 'credit crunch'